Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard

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Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. schreiberi
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus schreiberi
Boulenger, 1878
Synonyms [2]
  • Acanthodactylus savignyi var. schreiberii
    Boulenger, 1878
  • Acanthodactylus schreiberi
    — Boulenger, 1887

Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. [1] The species is endemic to the Middle East.

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Etymology

Both the specific name, schreiberi, and the common name, Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of Austrian zoologist Egid Schreiber (1836-1913), author of Herpetologia Europaea (1875). [3]

Geographic range

A. schreiberi is found in Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey. [1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard are sandy shores, pastureland, and plantations. [1]

Reproduction

A. schreiberi is oviparous. [2]

Conservation status

A. schreiberi is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

Related Research Articles

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Acanthodactylus grandis, commonly called the giant fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.

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Acanthodactylus longipes, commonly called the long fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Souad Hraoui-Bloquet, Riyad Sadek, Yehudah Werner, Petros Lymberakis, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Wolfgang Böhme, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Uğur Kaya, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu (2009). "Acanthodactylus schreiberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T61462A12489118. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61462A12489118.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 Species Acanthodactylus schreiberi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthodactylus schreiberi, p. 238).

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